sign off

verb

signed off; signing off; signs off

intransitive verb

1

: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)

2

: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature

sign off on a memo

sign-off

ˈsī-ˌnȯf 

noun

Examples of sign off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Firing Evero only seven games into a 17-game season means that the Panthers brass — as Tepper, general manager Dan Morgan and Canales, who all would have signed off on this — had finally gotten fed up. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Auditors who sign off on high volumes of reports without meaningfully reviewing evidence optimize for throughput. — Casey Carlton, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

In the summer of 1970, the strike ended after the United Farm Workers union signed off on collective bargaining agreements that covered 10,000 workers. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

For Beta, and any company trying to bring an electric aircraft into service, the FAA must sign off first on the propeller, then the motor, then the aircraft. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sign off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff

Kids Definition

sign off

verb

(ˈ)sī-ˈnȯf

: to announce the end (as of a program or broadcast)